USC Dornsife News

Racial Identity Is Changing Among Latinos

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:26:00 -0500

In a paper published in Social Science Research, USC Dornsife’s Amon Emeka and Jody Agius Vallejo look at why many people with Latin American ancestry are not identifying themselves as Hispanic on U.S. Census surveys.

Illustrated Evils

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:06:00 -0500

A revolutionary upheaval in Russia comes to life through a fascinating collection of satirical journals now on display at the USC Doheny Memorial Library.

USC Breakthrough in Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:54:00 -0500

A team of USC Dornsife scientists has developed a robust, efficient method of using hydrogen as a fuel source. Hydrogen makes a great fuel because it can be converted easily to electricity in a fuel cell and because it is carbon...

In Memoriam: Doyce B. Nunis Jr., 86

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:54:00 -0500

Southern California Quarterly. Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Southern California." title="Doyce Nunis Jr. was professor emeritus of history at USC College and editor of Southern California Quarterly. Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Southern California." /> Respected historian and longtime faculty member of USC College’s Department of History, Nunis chronicled local history as editor of Southern California Quarterly, the journal of the Historical Society of Southern California.

The Picassos of Art History

Tue, 11 May 2010 09:55:00 -0500

The Art Bulletin, Karen Lang, associate professor of art history in USC College, will introduce several new features to the 97-year-old publication. John Pollini, professor of art history and history in the College, has been named Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecturer for the 2012-13 academic year. Lang photo credit Flora Lang. Pollini photo credit Phyllis Pollini." title="In her new post as editor-in-chief of art history's most prestigious national journal, The Art Bulletin, Karen Lang, associate professor of art history in USC College, will introduce several new features to the 97-year-old publication. John Pollini, professor of art history and history in the College, has been named Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecturer for the 2012-13 academic year. Lang photo credit Flora Lang. Pollini photo credit Phyllis Pollini." /> Karen Lang and John Pollini are taking USC College's Department of Art History to a higher level with two big honors. Lang has become editor-in-chief of the field’s top national journal, and Pollini has been named Martha Sharp Joukowsky Lecturer.

Surfs Up on Broadway

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:39:00 -0500

Theatre Journal, as part of a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) endeavor. Photo credit Pamela J. Johnson." title="David Román, professor of English and American studies and ethnicity, in USC College (left) and his undergraduate Zachary Wolf co-wrote a major performance review for Theatre Journal, as part of a Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) endeavor. Photo credit Pamela J. Johnson." /> USC College's Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) carves the path for collaboration between students and their professors.

After Ellis Island

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:06:00 -0500

American Quarterly's September 2008 Special Issue on migration earned a top award by a national organization of editors of scholarly journals. American Quarterly is headquartered in USC College's Department of American Studies and Ethnicity." title="American Quarterly's September 2008 Special Issue on migration earned a top award by a national organization of editors of scholarly journals. American Quarterly is headquartered in USC College's Department of American Studies and Ethnicity." /> Headquartered in USC College, American Quarterly's journal on migration has won the Council of Editors of Learned Journals 2009 Award for Best Special Issue.

Appending the Rules of (Civic) Engagement

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:00 -0500

USC College’s Department of American Studies and Ethnicity faculty and students examine racial issues through work in the community.

Oldest Animal Embryos or Bacteria?

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:20:00 -0500

Study in the prestigious journal Nature rearranges the geological record for 600 million-year-old fossils from Precambrian era.